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Mei Mei Hu, co-founder and CEO of Vaxxinity [Photo: Vaxxinity]
Dallas-Based Vaxxinity Prepares for $100M IPO; Aims to Turn Immune Systems Into ‘Antibody Factories’
by David Seeley | Nov 8, 2021
Vaxxinity's COVID-19 vaccine candidate is "super safe and mild and doesn’t bring recipients down for a couple of days with flu-like symptoms," says the company's co-founder and CEO, Mei Mei Hu. Unlike mRNA vaccines from Modern and Pfizer, Vaxxinity says its protein peptide-based platform is based on tech that led to a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease in livestock.
by Alex Edwards |
Nov 5, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from BBG, Imaginuity, Eyemart Express, JAMCO Interests, The Nonprofit Alliance, RGT Wealth Advisors, Mohr Partners, and Complexity Gaming.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 4, 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth kicks off November 7-12 with an opening party, a pitch competition, a State of Entrepreneurship luncheon, and lots more for founders and entrepreneurs to sink their teeth into.
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by Maddie Preston |
Nov 4, 2021
At DFW*ATW's annual Executive Leadership Forum last week, women shared stories of how they cracked the courage code to become top leaders in business.
From Danyel Surrency Jones, co-founder and CEO of Dallas-based POWERHANDZ, to Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chairman of PepsiCo, the leaders urged the audience to "push innovations," "eliminate inequalities," and advance talented women forward.
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Alkami’s New CEO and More Dallas Innovators You Need to Know Today
by Alex Edwards | Nov 4, 2021
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, BBG, and Buff City Soap all tapped new senior leaders this week.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 4, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth is a big draw for Gen Zers, too.
This summer, CommercialCafe ranked DFW No. 4 among the 10 Best Metros for Generation Z.
This summer, CommercialCafe ranked DFW No. 4 among the 10 Best Metros for Generation Z.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 4, 2021
Born from her own familial struggles, Leigh Higginbotham Butler founded Akina to nurture, educate, and inspire Black mothers, aunties, bonus moms, and caregivers. The app—a blend of Match, Clubhouse, Instagram Live, and Google Meet—is supported by Milk Space, Black Moms Connection, the Dem Black Mamas podcast, and tennis star Taylor Townsend. There's currently more than 20,000 women on the waitlist for its release on Nov. 11.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 3, 2021
Avanci's one-stop marketplace for wireless essential patents makes securing technology rights faster and easier. Its latest deal: Jaguar Land Rover—the UK's largest automotive manufacturer—which signed a patent license agreement with Avanci to receive licenses to 2G, 3G, and 4G essential patents.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,153,681 (Acoustic direction sensor) was assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Dallas Invents: 123 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 19
by Quincy Preston | Nov 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's data authentication using a blockchain approach, Elbit System's apparatus for target location, IBM's avatar-based augmented reality engagement, Mckesson's adherence monitoring system, ProBiora Health's foods containing beneficial oral bacteria, Toyota's acoustic direction sensor, Verishop's online multi-user shopping, and Verizon's system for carrier settlement using blockchain.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 2, 2021
The report puts Dallas-Fort Worth at No. 8 for job growth in high-tech software and services, with an increase rate of 12.7 percent for the past two years.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2021
BioLabs at Pegasus Park shared space and state-of-the-art lab is slated to open in December. It's a place where entrepreneurial innovators can test, develop, and grow their ideas.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 1, 2021
The online marketplace—a "B2B version of the MLS"—lets single-family real estate investors buy and sell distressed, investable real estate. But the deals are exclusive, the company says.
Entrepreneur and residential real estate expert Josh DeShong is launching in a sweet spot that's focused on saving time, money, and energy for investors.
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DEC Network CEO Bill Chinn [Photo: Michael Samples]
The DEC Network Awarded $1M Grant from SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program
by David Seeley | Oct 29, 2021
The American Rescue Act initiative aims to reduce barriers that underrepresented and underserved entrepreneurs often face in accessing the programs they need to recover, grow, or start their businesses. The Dallas Entrepreneur Center will use the grant to engage efforts with six Dallas-area organizations: Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center; LiftFund; TruFund; Dallas College; BCL of Texas; and WiNGS.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 29, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from StreetLights Residential, Southwestern Health Resources, Darling Ingredients, Mohr Partners, Knox Financial, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 28, 2021
The free investment platform—Spark North Texas—is funded by a $950K grant from the U.S. Economic Development Association. Its "matchmaking algorithm" will connect entrepreneurs with suggested innovative financing structures and capital. Investors—including several angel networks that have already committed—will peruse the founders' projects seeking opportunities that meet their criteria.
The goal: Spark new ideas that will help North Texas emerge from the pandemic, by bringing new tech solutions to market. Deadline for entrepreneurs to apply is November 24.
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by Dennis Cagan |
Oct 28, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in the Shadow CEO series.
Part 2: Equity distribution for entrepreneurs, explained
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